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Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Kingsland Chamber

Honey bees take Texas by storm

A few weeks ago an article appeared in the Killeen Daily Herald about Texas becoming the nation’s top beekeeping state. Mention was made in the article about a new Texas law created in 2012 that made it possible for people, even with small tracts of land, to get a property tax cut for keeping bees.
All the Buzz Jessica Murray, assistant librarian at the Oakalla Library, is pictured here at the hive of bees on the grounds of the venue. Contributed/ Jesse Pratt

A few weeks ago an article appeared in the Killeen Daily Herald about Texas becoming the nation’s top beekeeping state.

Mention was made in the article about a new Texas law created in 2012 that made it possible for people, even with small tracts of land, to get a property tax cut for keeping bees.

After that tax break bill was created beekeeping classes became very popular.

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